New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-02
THE FIRST HUSSARS At DINNER
BRILLIANT SCENE AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FRo'
BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA.

A BRILLIANT SCENE AT DELMONICO' s--GUE SID fi'o'i
BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA.
There brilliant gathering last night ut Demon
cOs at the dinner OF the LIST Hussars In honor OF tne
friends and guests tho Boston Lancers and the Phaae
phia City Troop Tho and blue and yellow OF inc
uniforms, the crimson and gold OF tho RhdohS
and the many bright OF the flowers with which the
tables were decorated, made the scene gay anu
striking one. The floral display was unusuai-
y rich and beautiful Tho LIST Hussars Is u"
Independent organization which VIII S'on
become part OF tho National Guard OF the State was
started about eighteen months ago under the name vi
New-York Hussara 1t did not succeed and was as
banded Then some OF the old members rcorganzed tue
troop under its present 1t rapidly rose ino 'Vo'
and has now strong that Its admission ih'o
the National Guard is only question OF a few days
Captain Thomas Manning commander OF the Hussars
presided at the dinner At his right sat Geheral W.
Sherman and at his left was General schoheiu'
Generals Butterdeld. Burnett and Ftzeerald and msOr
Mclean. of the Old Guard captain .r Msnhin Of
ana dned cn snr%Ss
to the toast. our Gues lie made ,, VIII" 1"o onsSss
OF hearty applause; He f., asked o,n 10 Civilian
en.ss S Sr rR Sa tn
form Did not one regiment OF the NORM ann ,o
the North pun because @ Ii" had gray uniform
Msor-General Butered spoke next He said tnat tn,s
WA the flrtt chance ne ever 10 get
Schohed by being placed ahead OF hun on the programme
The Hussars, he said. had great future before tnen
and the ad OF Entertaining twould give the
men In honorable profession were many ana import
ant He advised the young troopers TO go on III he
they had chosen and their reward would DO SURE
TO come ,,,..,
Sergeant f. r. Johns proposed the toast, 1.-THE Upiteh
States Army" and MaOr-General Schoned respohu1t.
Touching the need for increase In the Army NC
said that he the chief OF the Department or the AT
laniic Coast, would take pleasure In mastering
them into service, he thought he could hha
q use for them. II might strange that sucn
old fogtes General Sherman, Butterfeld and hmseI
fauglterl should take much interest Ia THIS troop,
but IL must remembered that the legislators oil he
Nation only just beginning 10 find out that the
country hal longer for the old chstiron guns
Of the past ages the country must rely on such men
the First Hussars.
General Fitzgerald welcomed the 1st Hussars as part
his command the future Such organizations were
the feeders OF the regular and Its mainstay inc
National Guard sadly deficient In cavalry, ana ne
hoped time far distant when there would DO
more OF these troops. .,
D. smith spoke the little but efficient regular
Army and hoped that II would never be called upon CA
cept for the good OF the common country a.,
Major George W. Mclean proposed tne
toast "Our Visiting National Guardsmen' lie
hoped they might never have occasion !"
stand shon der to shoulder in the seTried ranks OF war
Major ucus slnde OF the Boston Lancers. RESPONDED
Lieutenant J. Carpenter. OF the city Troop 9i mia
dephla proposed tho toast to The Ladies', ana Assist
ant Surgeon T. II. Allen responded